The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-11-05
CITED, but washed himself and went with the
marshal. lie made no remarks.

NIKE kRElIZkR.
Lives at Streator. Bottle blower. Has
known Boiler seven years. Knew Hau.
Lived in Streator on July 10Th. Hau and
his wife lived in the same house with me
| lived in the front and he lived in the back.
Saw Boiler in the morning Of the 10Th. He
had blue suit on. talked with him in
Mike Schwab's saloon. We had beer.
then went home. Saw Boiler again at about
half. past three clock. lie was in his own
house. Mrs. Hau was there. He cursed
her roundly. Hau rushed into the house
and asked Boiler what he cursed his wife
for. Boiler than used worse language than
before. Hsu slapped him. Boiler struck
him with his fist. Then Mrs. Hau struck
Boiler on the head with q brick, cutting his
scalp and partially stunning him. Boiler
then ran into the bed room adjoining, and
Hau followed, hitting him with q hammer
on the breast and side. | got in Boilers
way. He told me TO step inside and did
80. BolEer then pointed his revolver at Hau
and shot him. Hau
FELL DYING
and did not speak again. Boiler then lock-
himself in the room until the officers came.
DOCTOR SMITH.
Lived in Streator II years. Was called to
see man named Hau between four and six
o'clock on July 10Th. He was dying.
There was round hole in the left breast
above the heart. DR.. Hess and Dr.. Minor
were with me. II was between the fifth
and sixth ribs. The wound might and
might not be fatal one in all cases. He
died while was there. The location Of the
house was north Of fhe bottle works.
MRS. MARY HAU.
/ was the wife of Nicholas Hau. Mar
ried him two years ago last April. My
husband was a first cousin to Boiler. Here
the States attorney made bad break and
called the witness "Sir.'D Boiler lived near
where we lived at the time ofthe shooting.
Mrs. Boiler asked my husband TO loan her
fifty cents, and he refused to do so. Boil
Ger came into town between ten and eleven
O. clock. My husband was sitting at the
side of the house during the morning. He
went down town after dinner with Boiler
and Koenig. My husband came home be-
tween four and five o'clock. Bolzer's wife
and child were in our house at that time
The house had four rooms in it. We occu
pied two Of them. Bolzer's house had FIVE
rooms in it. Boiler came into my house
at about three or four o'clock. He went
home and called Mrs Boiler. She did not
90 at once. He called her names, and |
took her part. He then turned on me and
called me vile names, and pointed his re.
volver at me. Kretzer took him home. My
husband came home an hour later. He
came up to the fence and wheeled around
and went overto Bolzer's. Kreitzer followed
him. went over about three minutes
later. Kreitzer stood near the door. Boil
ger and my husband were fighting. Can't
remember how they had hold Of each other.
hit him with half brick, and he kicked
me in the forehead. lost the brick and
in looking for it, found an iron wedge
which l think Boiler dropped. struck
him with it, and Kreitver picked up the
half brick and struck Boiler with it. saw
my husband strike Boiler twice with a
hammer, once on the chest and once on
the side. When ran out of the place.
GEO. BOILER,
At the time Of the trouble with Hau, the
witness testified that he had been working
on q farm about FIVE miles from >treator
Came home TO my house at about twelve
O'Clock on the 10th. day of July. My wife
had no dinner ready for me, and l asked
her to get me some beer. She did 60.
put on my best clothes and my blue shirt
and went over to Hau's, We talked awhile
and then went up town. We went into
Mike Schwab's saloon, and l got my revol
yer there. Hau left shortly after that.
met Henry Oster and told him about my
troubles with Hau, when he had tried tc
knife me few weeks before, and said that
if he ever came at me again. would kill
him. Then l went home, but did not find
my wife there. She was over at Hau's,
told her to come home, but she didn't do 50
then swore at her because l got angry
Mrs. Hsu took her part and abused me.
told her to mind her own business. Sht
picked up brick and came at me with the
evident intention of using it. I took my
revolver out Of my pocket to hit her with
the butt of it if she struck me. Kreitzer ant
others hustled me into the house. Hau
came home short time later, and came ovel
o my house on the run. He asked me why
I called his wife names, and said didn't
Tried to explain to him, but he would no
listen to me, and grasped me by the throa
to choke me. placed my hand against hi
face, to press him away from me. NJ rs
Hau approached on my right side and STUCK
me in the face with brick. l kicked a
her and she went away. Kreitzer then hi
me on the head with stone, cutting my
scalp. I pushed Hau away from me, ant
he picked up a chair to hit me, which
took from him. He then ran into the bed
room, and got hammer, which was lynn
on the bed, with which he struck me oil
the back of the head. turned around ant
told him he had better let me alone. HI
then struck me on the chest and side, an
[ ran into the kitchen and shut the door
| then took out my revolver and laid it oil
the table. looked around for poker o
a billet Of wood to defend myself with, bu
found none. Looked in the drawer of tn
table and found cartridge, slipped it il
nv revolver and startedto the front room
again. AS l went to 60 in, Hau opened tn
door and struck me on the shoulder wit
the hammer He Immediately raised tn
hammsr again, and said Now you - -
am going to XII
you'll" My wife and baby screamed, and
fred and shut the door. Hsu went out.
stayed in the kitchen. Was so excited ths
I didn't know at what part Of his body
pointed the revolver.
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